Poulan 545047515 manual

PP3816AV / PP4218A V PP4218AV L Electrol ux H ome Products, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS 545047515 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional Use Only Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Ins truction M anual Manu al d e Instru ccio nes Manue l d’Inst ructions WAR NI NG : Read and foll ow all Safety Rules[...]

2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain s aw can be danger ous ! Care les s or improper us e c an caus e s erious or ev en fatal i njury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use tw o hands w hen operating t he chain s aw. WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any ob- ject should b[...]

3 Snug Fitting Clo thing Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chap s Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Prot ection Safe ty Ha t S Keep all parts of y our body aw ay from the chain w hen the engine is running. S Keep childr en, by s tanders , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 meters) away fr om the work area. Do not allow other people or animals to be n[...]

4 chain result s in a rev ersal of the c hain forc e used to c ut w ood and caus es the saw to move in the opposite dir ection of the chain r otation. The saw is driv en straight back toward the oper ator . S Pull-In can oc c ur when t he mov ing c hain contacts a foreign ob ject in the wood in the cut al ong the bott om of the guide bar and the sa[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help reduce the hazar d of k ic kbac k ; howev er , s uc h features will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw us er, do not rely only on s afety de- vic es . Y ou mus t foll ow all safety prec au- tions, inst ructions , and maintenanc e in[...]

6 Com pute d kickba ck a ngl e ( CKA ) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHA IN P /N 16 ″ MODE L CKA witho ut chai n brake PP3816AV 33 _ PP4218AV / PP4218AVL 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044942 952044926 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brak e is r equired and s hall not be r emoved or otherwis e dis - ab[...]

7 5. Carefully remove the chai n from the pac k - age. Hold c hain w ith the dr ive li nk s as show n. CUTTE RS MUS T F ACE IN DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G auge Dri v e L inks 6. Plac e c hain ov er and behind the clutc h retainer, fitting the drive links in the clu tch dr um sp ro cket. 7. Fit bott om of driv e link s be [...]

8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR CHAIN SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN SAW . Compare the illus tr ations w ith your unit to familiar ize y ours elf with the loc ation of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments . Sav e this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Prime r Bulb Starter[...]

9 BEFORE ST AR TING ENGINE WAR N I N G : Be s ure t o read the fuel handling inf ormation in the saf ety rules s ec - tion of this manual before y ou begin. If you do not understand the fuel handling information do not attempt to fuel your unit. S eek help from s omeone that does unders tand t he in- formation or c all the c us tomer as sis tanc e [...]

10 IGNITI ON SWITCH ON STO P Cho ke Lever 1. Mov e ON /STOP s w itch t o the ON posi- tion. 2. Slow ly pres s primer bulb 6 times . 3. Pull c hok e/fas t idle lever out to the full extent (to the FU LL CHO KE pos ition) . 4. Pull t he star ter rope s harply 5 times with your r ight hand. Then, pr oceed to the next s tep. NOTE: If the engine sounds [...]

11 OPERA TING TIPS S Chec k c hain tens ion before firs t us e and after 1 minute of operation. S ee CHAIN TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y sect ion. S Cut w ood only. D o not c ut metal, plas tic s , masonry , non-wood buildi ng materia ls, etc . S Stop the s aw if t he chain s trik es a for eign object. Ins pec t the s aw and repair or r e- place par ts [...]

12 Opening of fe lling cut Clo si ng of notch Hinge holds t ree on stump and helps control f all NOTE: Befor e felling c ut is complete, us e wedges to open the c ut if nec es sar y to contr ol the direc tion of f all. T o av oid k ic kbac k and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never s teel or iron w edges. S Be alert to s igns t ha[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n gal o gf o rs u p p o r t 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BIN G AN D PR UN ING WAR N I N G : Be aler t for and gu ard agains t k ick bac k . D o not all ow t he moving chain t o c ontac t any ot her br anches or objec ts at the nos e of the guide bar when limbi ng or prun[...]

14 SERVICE WAR N I N G : Dis c onnect the spar k plug bef ore perf orming maintenanc e exc ept for car buretor adjustments . We rec ommend all s erv ic e and adjus tments not listed in this manual be per formed by an authoriz ed or Mas ter Ser vic e D ealer . HE LPFUL T IP IMPO R T A NT : H ave all repairs other than the r ec - ommended maintenance[...]

15 Replac e guide bar when the gr oov e is worn, the guide bar is bent or c rac ke d, or w hen ex - ces s heating or burring of t he rails oc cur s. If re - place ment is nec es s ary, use only the guide bar spec if ied for y our s aw in the r epair par ts l ist or on the decal loc ated on t he chain s aw. CHECK FUEL MIXTURE LEVEL S See FUELI NG E [...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replac ed each year to ens ure the engine star ts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjustable. 1. Loos en 3 s cr ews on c y linder c over. 2. R emove the c y linder c ov er . 3. Pull off the spar k plug boot . 4. R emove s park plug from c ylinder and disc ard. 5. R eplace [...]

17 HE LPFUL T IP During s tor age of y our gas / oil mixtur e, the oil will sepa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas can w eekly to insur e proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spar k plug and pour 1 teas poon of 4 0: 1, 2- cycle engine oil (air cooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the starter[...]

18 LIMI TED WA RRANTY ELECTROLUX H OME PRODUCTS, INC., warr ants t o the original purchas er t hat each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline c hain saw is free fr om defec ts in material and work manship and agrees to repair or r eplace under this warranty any defec tiv e gasoline chain s aw as follow s fr om the original date of purc hase. 2 YEARS - -[...]

19 W A RRANTY CO MMENCEMENT DA TE: The warr anty per iod begins on the date the small off - - road eng ine is pur c hased. LE NGT H OF COVER AGE: This w arr anty s hall be for a period of tw o y ears fr om the initi al date of pur - chas e. WHAT IS COVERED: REP AIR OR REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS. Repair o r re - place ment of any w arr anted part w ill b[...]